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(4) Nothing in this section shall apply to the rolling stock of the North-west Railway as defined in the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance (Cap. 372). (Added 56 of 1986 s. 24)

(Added 19 of 1978 s. 4)

25B. Removal, etc., of vehicles

(1) For the purposes of this section and section 25C "vehicle" includes any load carried by a vehicle.

(2) The Authority or an authorized officer may impound or remove any vehicle which is

(a) on a restricted road in contravention of a restriction imposed under section 25A(2) or a refusal of entry imposed under sec- tion 25A(3);

(b) parked, or permitted to remain at rest, for whatever reason in any

place on a restricted road other than in a parking place;

(c) parked, or permitted to remain at rest, for whatever reason on a pavement, road verge or hard shoulder of a restricted road or on a centre reservation or traffic island on a restricted road; (d) parked in a parking place unless such parking is authorized by the Authority or an authorized officer; or (Amended 15 of 1982

s. 11)

(e) parked in a car park unless such parking is authorized by the

Authority or an authorized officer. (Amended 15 of 1982 s. 11) (3) The power of impounding or removing a vehicle under subsection (2) shall be exercised only when-

(a) the vehicle is unattended and the driver cannot be located; or (b) the driver is unable to remove the vehicle, or refuses or fails to remove the vehicle, on being requested to do so by the Authority or an authorized officer.

(4) Subject to section 25€, any vehicle impounded or removed under this section may be detained by the Authority until there is paid to the Authority such impounding or removal charge and storage charge as may be prescribed and any parking fee incurred in respect of the vehicle prior to its impounding or removal.

(Added 19 of 1978 s. 4)

25C. Sale of detained vehicles

(1) When a vehicle which is detained under section 25B is not claimed within 3 days after its detention, the Authority or an authorized officer shall serve on the registered owner of the vehicle a notice informing him- (Amended 79 of 1979 s. 2; 15 of 1982 s. 12)